serve as

In a way, I'm glad you made that mistake, for it will serve as a warning to you.

在某种程度上说, 你犯那个错误我 倒 感到高兴, 因为它可以对你敲警钟.

Water may serve as a type of instability.

水可以作为不稳定性的象征.

We found that birch bark could serve as paper.

我们发现桦树皮可以作纸用.

Roughly chop the vegetables, and keep back a little to chop finely and serve as a garnish.

大致切一下蔬菜，留下一点切细用作饰菜。

They can serve as markers to check the effectiveness of experimental treatments.

蛋白质还可以作为检测实验治疗有效性的标识物.

The holes were sufficiently large to serve as nests.

这些洞作鸟巢足够大。

The title of one of Dietrich's best-known songs could serve as the leitmotif for her life.

黛德丽的一生可用她的一首名曲的名字来概括。

This will serve as certification.

以此为凭.

Trade should not serve as a means of economic plunder.

贸易不应当成为经济掠夺的手段.

He volunteered to serve as the manager of our department store.

他自荐当我们商场的经理.

Such stories serve as a spur to children's imagination.

这类故事能激发儿童的想像力.

A life-insurance policy may serve as security for a loan.

人寿保险可作贷款的抵押.

This episode may serve as a paradigm.

这一插曲可以充作典型例子.

It may, however, serve as a mechanism for cyanide detoxification.

但是也可能这是一条氰化物解毒的途径.

Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas which would serve as the scenery.

几位画家正在一块用作舞台布景的巨大帆布上作画。